I'm heading out on a solo adventure shortly and I'm excited! My first taste of solo international travel took me all the way to Gibraltar in February, 2003 - chosen for the short flight time, its innate Britishness coupled with a 'foreign' appeal and English as the national language. I went for just 2 nights … Continue reading What Solo International Travel Has Taught Me
It sits like that for months.And I take no notice.Then, out of the blue, it annoys me.Seriously annoys me. I then set to like a mad womanand empty it out onto the floor.And attempt to sort the stuff of piles of semi-organised chaos.Some of the stuff on the carpet? The two beads which were stuck up The … Continue reading The Desk Drawer
There's no need for me to reinvent the wheel.I admit that I often use sketches as a jumping-off point when scrapbooking.Which is why Sketch Solutions is an ideal class for me.Sketch 1: two 6x4 photos, one portrait and one landscape.The patterned paper is all from October Afternoon's fabulous Travel Girl range. The cute cameras were … Continue reading Sketch Solutions
Okay. Five days in Gibraltar and how they fit into this year's December Daily album.On the 16th: we flew out for a five-night stay in Gibraltar and met the Macaques.On the 17th: we went up the Rock via the cable car.On the 18th: we went on the bus to Europa Point, Europe's southern-most point. The … Continue reading December Daily | Days 16-21
The sun came out in Gibraltar this afternoon, and blue skies also made an appearance. The Brainy One had opened our room window a fraction and within five seconds, honestly, there was a Macaque trying to climb through itI'm not sure how The Brainy One managed to avoid trapping its fingers.Our room is on the … Continue reading They Have No Fear
We're only 50 metres from the hotel when we hear her.A little girl, younger than The Boy Child, is crying her heart out.Her mother is clutching her hand and looking as though she has no idea what to do next.Curiosity piqued, we stop and follow the mother's gaze.A Macaque has the child's pink rucksack in … Continue reading Simply a Moment | With a Macaque
Hello dog and house sitter.Hello Gibraltar.
Along side December Daily and Project Life, I've completed two pages this week.The closing page for our Florida album. Yes, it's finished.I also made a page in the style of here-and-now scrapping because I wanted to record a recent funny exchange between me and The Boy Child.I've also made up a mini scrapbook for our … Continue reading Scrapbook Saturday
This year's December Daily album is ready to go. I purchased the kit from Studio Calico this year and although I like it, there's so much left over I probably won't bother purchasing one next year.I intend to spray the wooden piece with gold ink and I may spray the album cover as well. I … Continue reading December Daily 2013 | Foundation Pages
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